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Brazilian researchers discover dinosaur fossil after heavy rains in Rio Grande do Sul

PALEONTOLOGY
A team of Brazilian scientists has discovered a fossilized skeleton of what they believe is one of the world's oldest dinosaurs after heavy rains in the southern state of Rio Grande do Sul accelerated the natural...

Tracing millions of years of geologic stress in the Andean Plateau

GEOLOGY
The Andean Plateau in South America rises, on average, more than 4,000 meters above sea level, formed by orogenic uplift that began more than 20 million years ago. Orogeny occurs at convergent plate margins as compressed...

Can critical metals for renewable energy products be found in existing mines?

MINERALS
Ramping up renewable energy products will require a range of critical metals. One of these elements, tellurium, is gaining in popularity for use in...

Knowing the Earth’s energy imbalance is critical in preventing global warming, study finds

EARTH
The imbalance of energy on Earth is the most important metric in order to gauge the size and effects of climate change, according to...

Import tariffs: An alternative to a European energy embargo against Russia

EARTH
Tariffs on Russian energy imports could provide the EU with a lever to reduce Russia's financial gains from its oil and gas exports and...

Solar energy explains fast yearly retreat of Antarctica’s sea ice

OCEANOGRAPHY
In the Southern Hemisphere, the ice cover around Antarctica gradually expands from March to October each year. During this time the total ice area...

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